Box for articles of perfumery



l. A. L. DUMONS.

- BOX FOR ARTICLES 0F PERFUMERY,

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12. 1919.

1,370,294, I Patented Mar. 1, 1921.

//Y VE/l TOE, Jean Ambroise Maw/[c Dumons.

BY W

' ATTOE/YE PATENT OFFICE.

JEAN AMBROISE LUDOVIC DUMONS, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

BOX FOR ARTICLES 013 PERFUMERY.

Application filed September 12, 1919.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known'that I, JEAN AMnnoIsn LUDO- vro DUMONS, of 171 Rue Ordener, Paris, in the Republic of France, manufacturer, have invented Improved Boxes for Articles of Perfumery, of which the followingis a. clear, full, and exact description.

This invention has for its object a box designed to contain and to retain firmly during use, various articles of perfumery such as shaving soaps, dentifrice soaps, blocks of solidified brilliantine, compressed rice powder. etc.

'lVith the ordinary boxes, the soap lather runs over the edge at the same time as the excess water from the shaving brush, tooth brush or the like flows in all directions. Similarly, a fluid product like brilliantine runs over the edges and soils them; a powder escapes to the exterior and a part thereof is lost. Generally these boxes are unpleasant to use and can only be kept clean with diflicul'ty.

Attempts have already been made to remedy these defects by providing the boxes -for containing the products with an annular flange for receiving the excess lather, water or powder. But, in the arrangements suggested, the product was not retained in the box so that in avoiding certain inconveniences others as troublesome were created.

This invention relates to a new box arranged in such a manner as to collect the excess lather and water, or the material which runs over the edge, at the same time insuring that the product is firmly held.

It is characterized essentially by the combination (1st) Of an interchangeable annular body which has a trough or channel for receiving the material which runs over the edge;

(2nd) A movable bottom-piece in which the soap, block of paste or compressed material can be Very firmly fixed;

(3rd) Fixing means, such as spring catches, bayonet joints, screw threads, etc, to insure the retention of the bottom-piece in the annular body, while permitting easy mounting and dismounting.

The accompanying drawing shows by way of example one constructional form of the improved box. In this drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the box, the cover being removed from the latter.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1, 1921'.

Serial N0. 323,448.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view with part in section.

Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show modifications.

As shown in. this drawing, the new box comprises an annular body a provided with a trough or channel 6 designed to catch the lather, water, etc. On its outer periphery this body has a rib c on which rests the flange d of the cover 0.

On its inner periphery the body a has a circular groove f.

In this body, there is a removable bottom-piece or receptacle g which has a circular rib k that fits exactly into the groove f.

Lateral slits 2' impart to the rim of this bottom-piece the desired elasticity in order to permit of its introduction into the annular body or of its detachment therefrom.

Instead of a circular rib it the bottompiece can be provided with projections j formed by embossing the metal, Fig. i.

In the bottom-piece 5/ there is arranged the cake is of soap, paste, etc. This cake can be held firmly in position by claws, hooks, turned-in edges or any other means. In the case where the bottom-piece is of metal, it is easy to secure the cake of soap by one or more pinched-in parts forming projections which extend a short distance into the cake.

The retention of the bottom-piece g in the annular body a, can be effected by any suit able means other than those just described. There may be mentioned a bayonet joint, one form of which is shown in Fig. 5; in this case, the bottom-piece g bears projections at which engage in the groove f and which, in order to put the bottom-piece in place or to remove it, can be passed through notches Z.

Fig. 6 shows another-modification of the bottom-piece wherein it is provided with a screw thread m. that screws into a corresponding screw-thread in the annular body.

The annular body may have at the same time the groove f, the notches Z andthe screw-thread m as shown in Fig. 5, so as to be capable of receiving a bottom-piece of any of the types just described.

In all cases the purchaser only buys the complete box once. He afterward replaces the used product by another cake or compressed block which is sold firmly fixed in a detachable bottom-piece of one of the types above mentioned. It is only necessary to remove the empty detachable bottom-piece box is ready forimmediate use.

and to i replace it by another bottom-piece bearing the refill cake or other product. The

The annular trough or channel catches the surplus water from the shaving brush, tooth brush or the like and prevents the lather or liquidfrom wetting the fingers of the person Who is holding the box; the rim of the latter thus always remains clean and it is possible to use the soap or other prodnot up to the last particle.

In the case of dentifrice soap it may be nientioned'that there can be no contact of the fingers with the soap, which isa guarantee from the hygienic point of view.

The cleanness of the rim of the box is particularly advantageous in the case where it contains greasy substances such as brilliantine. On the other hand any brilliantine which may run into the trough or channel is capable of being recovered without trouble for it has not been soiled.

In the case of products such as conipressed blocks of rice powder, the advantages are similar; the block is not touched by the fingers; the powder which is caught in the trough can be utilized.

The above arrangements are only given by way of example, the forms, dimensions and detail arrangements canbe varied in all cases without departing from the nature of the invention.

Claims: l. A box for articles of perfumery and the like, comprising a body having a central opening and twospaced parallel Walls forming a trough surrounding the central opening, and a removable and" interchangeable receptacle fitting in the opening of the body and having interlocking engagement there with. I

2. A box for articles of perfumery and the like, comprising a body formed of two concentric rings connected at the bottom to form an annular trough, a removable and interchangeable receptacle fitting in the body, and meanssecuring the receptacle in the body.

3.'A box for articles of erfumery and the like, comprising an annular trough-like body, a removable receptacle fittingin the body with its bottom flush with the bottom of said body, and interengaging means be tween the body and receptacle for holding the latter in the former.

t. In a box for articles of perfumery and the like, a ring-like body having a circular trough, an interchangeable movable bottompiece or receptacle, containing the product,

means for uniting this bottom-piece or receptacle to the ring-llke body, and slits adapted to impart to the rim of the bottompiece or receptacle the required elasticity for enabling it to yieldingly fit in the annular body.

The foregoing specification of my improved box for articles of perfumery, signed by me this 26th day of August, 1919.

JEAN AMBROIS E LUDOVIC DUMONS. 

